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It’s finals time for my daughter and her boyfriend in college!!! That can be such a stressful time of year, especially with the holidays looming. I know they’ll both do great, but I also know they both love getting little surprises to lift their spirits. This past weekend, I worked on putting together some “finals” care packages with fun treats to let them know we’re thinking of them and wishing… Read More »

This week was my son’s 23rd birthday!!! Yikes! It’s crazy to think about it. The years go by way too fast. He was just a little kid, and then in a blink of an eye, he’s already graduated from college and is starting a life on his own. So today, I wanted to share his birthday card with you. I had a lot of fun making this card. It uses… Read More »

This week, the Global Design Project is having a theme challenge to design projects “For Him.” Typically, I’m not very good at masculine cards. But, this challenge came at the perfect time, because this month is filled with guy birthdays including my husband, son, and nephew. Click on the photo below to go to the website and see all the great inspiration from the designers. I decided to use the challenge… Read More »

I have two more 2018 desktop calendars to share with you today, including July and August. If you’ve been monitoring my blog, I design these 4″ x 6″ calendar pages a year in advance so I can collect them throughout the year and prepare them for Christmas gifts. I make eight sets each year to share with close family and friends. They fit in a standard size frame and everyone… Read More »

This week’s challenge for the Global Design Project is to create a wedding or anniversary card. Click the photo below to go to that site and see the inspiring projects created by the designers, as well as the numerous entries so far. You are sure to find lots of great ideas! I just made a couple wedding and anniversary cards, so I decided to go a little non-traditional and make… Read More »

My Brother-In-Law is celebrating his birthday this week, and he’s a really great guy, so I wanted to make an extra special card for him. He lives in Southern California and enjoys relaxing (like all of us!) So, I thought why not create a beach themed card for him? I love the lounge chairs from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and thought they would make a great centerpiece for this… Read More »

Today, I have three more installments of my 2018 Desktop Calendars to share with you, including April, May and June. I create these calendars over the course of a year so I can hand them out as Christmas gifts. The calendars measure 4″ x 6″ and fit in a standard frame. My friends and family love them!!! When designing each month, I use a combination of current and retired products. … Read More »

Today, I have a fun new card to share with you featuring the Colorful Seasons suite of products. I’m also going to start a tutorial series on watercoloring. I recently had a customer ask for detailed instructions on watercoloring tools and techniques. She indicated that she doesn’t have a local demonstrator, so I thought it might be useful to other customers who read my blog and are in the same situation. … Read More »

It’s the weekend!!! Just breathe and relax! Today, I have a preview of lots of fun things coming in the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog that goes live on June 1, 2017. That’s just around the corner! One suite of products that instantly caught my eye was the Colorful Seasons stamp set and coordinating Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies. There are SO MANY elements to these two sets. I can literally use… Read More »